In a briefing to member states today, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

Both patients died from their infections. In a statement ... Though effective for other pathogens, the aging process didn't ...

The emergence and persistence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses in terrestrial mammals, particularly dairy cattle, demand urgent attention from the scientific community and ...

A Brookings, SD, based animal health company has reported (Feb. 25, 2025) successes in making H5N1 ... infections such as RSV cause production losses and even death in young lambs and kids. Currently, ...

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

In a new study, results suggest that in a preclinical model, two FDA-approved flu antivirals did not successfully treat ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most ...

As the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues, scientists are working to better understand the virus's threat to human ...